Click New Field, type a name for the field, and choose a field type. Click Drag Options and change options for field position and labels if needed. Then drag the field to the layout. See Adding and changing field labels.

Change a field name

Windows: Double-click the field, then type a new field name.

macOS: Select the field, then click the field name and type a new field name.

To sort fields in the list, click . To open the Manage Database dialog box, click (see below). To locate a field in a long list, type the field name in the search box near the top of the dialog box.

Notes

•To have fields that you define automatically placed on a layout, select the Add newly defined fields to current layout preference (in the Preferences dialog box) before you define the fields. See Setting layout preferences.

•When you change a field name, FileMaker Pro changes the name on each layout and any field references used in calculation or summary fields.